Edition 2: No. 34 Anti-Semitism is a charge bereft of substance “We live in a world of myth” was the conclusion drawn by Ervin Kohn, president of The Mosaic Religious Community in Oslo. He was responding to growing allegations thatNorwayhad become a seriously anti-Jewish country. Not long ago, it was…

Edition 2: No. 33 Palestine’s own ‘Liberation Day’ is coming Roqayah Chamseddine* There is a fire burning beneath the ashes of occupation inPalestine; these are the flickering embers of resilience which have long advanced the people’s struggle for national liberation, and inPalestinethey continue to rage. The historical narrative of Palestinian resistance is…

Israel’s Nukes Derail U.S. Non-proliferation Goals By Victor Kattan Overview United States President Barack Obama swept into office with a powerful commitment to the cause of nuclear non-proliferation. However, the escalatingU.S.sanctions and covert actions againstIran’s alleged quest for a nuclear weapon as well as its increased military presence in the…

Fact finding Team confirms CRPF fault in killing Of Adivasis 10 July, 2012 An all-India fact-finding team of rights activists belonging to the Coordination of Democratic Rights Organisations (CDRO) visited the area in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh where 17 adivasis died as a result of firing by CRPF forces…

A seminar on positive politics to empower marginalized sections of the society held at the Ravindra Bhavan here by the Popular Front of India in collaboration with Citizens Welfare Front saw speakers criticizing the recent police action against the Vasco madrassa and demanding a burial ground for the Muslim community in Margao. Director Alternatives, Ranjan Solomon created a flutter…

Concerned citizens and citizens’ organizations representing various sections of society today unanimously expressed their concerns about the implications of having foreign enclaves within local territory in the guise of special economic zones. The meeting saw the convergence of concerns of various organizations including the Tribes of Goa, Bailancho Saad, Alternatives, Peaceful Society, PMCA (People’s Movement…

Konkan, Nov. 28. Over 92 participants from various(10) NGOs, religious and lay institutions, Students of Law College, BSW and Political Science from the Goa University, participated in a one day seminar on “The Relevance of Human Rights in a Globalised World“, organized by the Salesian Commission for the Young at Risk (YaR) at Don Bosco, Panjim,…

TEAM HERALD CALANGUTE Shack owners on Friday marched to the office of Science and Technology at Saligao-Pilerne in protest against non-allotment of shacks at Baga, Mandrem and other beaches in the State. Goa Shack Owners Welfare Society General Secretary John Lobo, Cruz Cardozo, Centre for Responsible Tourism Director Fr Maverick Fernandes, Ranjan Solomon and hundreds…

PANJIM, ARPIL 26 – The commercial capital of Goa, Margao, is fast turning out to be a flashpoint of communal violence, stated members of the Christian Muslim Dialogue for Life (CMDL) in a submission before Member of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) Dr Mehroo Bengalee. Read more…

Herald – Goa Residents of Calangute have expressed an urgent desire to adopt a resolution against the implementation of Coastal Management Zone (CMZ). At a special Gram Sabha, residents however decided to adopt a resolution to the effect on Wednesday as one member, Martin D�Souza, asked Sarpanch Joseph Sequeira to distribute hard copies to all…

Interfaith Youth Summer Institute (IYSI) 16 June 2009 The Interfaith Youth Summer Institute began with fifty youth representing Bahai, Hindu, Muslim, Christian and Buddhist faiths at the Pilar Retreat Center in Goa. The programme began with interfaith worship prepared by the delegates from various religious backgrounds. It was refreshing to see representatives of different religions…

The Milli Gazette…. For more than a decade, the problem of Muslim graveyard land allocation in Goa has not been solved. This year on 24-25 August, National Commission for Minorities (NCM) vice chairperson HT Sangliana and member Syeda Imam visited Goa to inspect the site acquired by the Margao Municipal Council (MMC) for the purpose.…

2007 The debate over whether or not the policy of Special Economic Zones SEZs) is good or viable for India is just heating up. The proponents of SEZs argue that it is not merely viable but an absolute imperative to drive the engines of economic growth. Its opponents argue otherwise. They contend that although there…

Margao needs peace with freedom and justice Herald, 30 June 2008 The incidents of last week involving mainly the Bajrang Dal and its members were unfortunate but should come as no surprise. It was clear for many months that the Rumdamol Housing Board was on the boil and that violence would break at any moment.…

In July 2007, Centre for Responsible Tourism (CRT) took birth when Caritas-Goa and the Council for Social Justice and Peace (CSJP) convened a group of over forty concerned Goans under the Archdiocese of Goa to examine how the church must respond to the fallouts of tourism, reverse the impacts, bring it a human face and…

European Nations May Investigate Bush Officials over Prisoner Treatment By Craig Whitlock European prosecutors are likely to investigate CIA and Bush administration officials on suspicion of violating an international ban on torture if they are not held legally accountable at home, according to U.N. officials and human rights lawyers. Many European officials and civil liberties…

Edition 2 No 32 World-famed institute shows Polonium Poisoning Caused Arafat’s Death A study of Yaser Arafat’s medical file and belongings was carried out at the University Hospital Centre in Lausanne,Switzerland. The university’s Centre of Legal Medicine is considered one of the best forensic pathology labs in the world. Al Jazeera reports that…

Edition 2: No. 31 Brutal treatment of Palestinian child prisoners by Israel An important report published by a group of British lawyers, funded by the British Foreign Office, has highlighted the inhumane treatment of Palestinian child prisoners byIsrael. In the report’s damning conclusion, the lawyers stated that the reluctance to treat Palestinian child prisoners in…